Each week, the team at Countrytown finds the best new country songs to add to our weekly playlist, The Country Drop. Here's our picks released this week, October 2, 2026.

From feminist rage anthems to True Blood quotes, Tori Forsyth breaks down every track on her new album, 'Self Preservation,' for Countrytown.

"It’s a lot to walk away from, but we’d rather go out on a high than risk the event being prevented from continuing by circumstances beyond our control," said Big Red Bash founder Greg Donovan.

Reports recently emerged that Seven “pulled the plug” on the popular show, despite already beginning production for the next season.

Sydney-born country star Lucie Tiger breaks down her southern album 'Small Town Scandal,' Muscle Shoals sessions, and small-town drama.

Katie Jayne opens up about her two-year sobriety milestone, breaking drinking stigmas, and her defiant new single 'Beer & Broken' with Countrytown.

After his inclusion in the CMC Rocks Queensland artist line-up for 2027, Blake Whiten speaks to Countytown about his dramatic rise in country music, sparked by a random TikTok post that almost never happened.

Riverboats marks its 15th anniversary with a massive line-up of Australian and New Zealand talent.

It's been a long time between drinks for the great Brooks & Dunn in Australia, but as they return to headline CMC Rocks next year, they'll be sticking around for a pair of headline dates.

Country royalty will unite for a massive two-hour television tribute honouring late music icon Dolly Parton.

“All I can say is I know the songs that I personally wrote; there was no AI involved,” Bryan said.